1. U.S.A. GEOGRAPHY

3. AREA 9,826,675 sq km country comparison to the world: 3 lowest point: Death Valley -86 m highest point: Mount McKinley 6,194 m Borders: Canada, Mexico, the Atlantic, the Pacific

5. POPULATION 313,847,465 (July 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 3 Ethnic groups: white 79.96%, black 12.85%, Asian 4.43%, Amerindian and Alaska native 0.97%, native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander 0.18%, two or more races 1.61% Languages: English 82.1%, Spanish 10.7%, other Indo-European 3.8%, Asian and Pacific island 2.7%, other 0.7%

6. LARGEST CITIES 1 New York City 19,015,900New York City 2 Los Angeles 12,944,801Los Angeles 3 Chicago 9,504,753Chicago 4 Dallas 6,526,548Dallas 5 Houston 6,086,538Houston 6 Philadelphia 5,992,414Philadelphia 7 Washington, D.C. 5,703,948Washington, D.C. 8 Miami 5,670,125Miami 9 Atlanta 5,359,205Atlanta 10 Boston 4,591,112Boston

7. ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISON 50 states Washington, D.C. Dependent areas: American Samoa, Baker Island, Guam, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, Navassa Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Palmyra Atoll, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Wake Island 48 states + Washington, D.C. = continental USA

9. ECONOMY The US has the largest and most technologically powerful economy in the world, with a per capita GDP of $48,100. ExportsExports: $1.497 trillion (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 3 $1.289 trillion (2010 est.) Exports - commoditiesExports - commodities: agricultural products (soybeans, fruit, corn) 9.2%, industrial supplies (organic chemicals) 26.8%, capital goods (transistors, aircraft, motor vehicle parts, computers, telecommunications equipment) 49.0%, consumer goods (automobiles, medicines) 15.0% Exports - partnersExports - partners: Canada 19%, Mexico 13.3%, China 7%, Japan 4.5% (2011) ImportsImports: $2.236 trillion (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 1 $1.935 trillion (2010 est.) Imports - commoditiesImports - commodities: agricultural products 4.9%, industrial supplies 32.9% (crude oil 8.2%), capital goods 30.4% (computers, telecommunications equipment, motor vehicle parts, office machines, electric power machinery), consumer goods 31.8% (automobiles, clothing, medicines, furniture, toys) Imports - partnersImports - partners: China 18.4%, Canada 14.2%, Mexico 11.7%, Japan 5.8%, Germany 4.4% (2011) NAFTA = North American Free Trade Agreement